here i am on vacation walking through paris. the eiffel tower. it didn't cost me a dime. >> hemming way walked on these stairs, and so did i for free. here is my wife brenda in a bakery. it was free. the city looks wonderful, doesn't it? let me tell you, it looks better when you are here and it isn't costing you anything. so how didll all pull all of ths off? well let me show you. this time it doesn't come down to dollars and cents. it comes down to miles and points. my flights were paid for with frequent flier miles i gathered by flying american and using this credit card. this british airways card gave me 100,000 miles just for signing up. brenda signed up too. that's how we were able to stay in this five-star hotel along with a three-star place for a couple of days. sidewalk cafes are great. she was paid with the proceeds from this aarp card. the card gave me 5% back on every purchase we made for six months. and then brenda got a card and we did it again for another six months. three cards, two years of planning and one nice trip. >> it is rea